Imphal: Three active cadres of the proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party — Taibanganba (KCP-T) who were involved in ruthless extortion activities were arrested in a search and cordon operation conducted in the southern Thoubal district of Manipur on Tuesday.
Two pistols with two magazines, 19 live rounds, Rs. 30,000/- three mobile mobiles, four demand letters, and an Alto car have been recovered in the operation, the police said on Wednesday.
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After getting intelligence input from its sources some armed youths are trying to extort money after serving demand letters, the commandos of the Thoubal district police and a team of the Khongjom police station launched an anti-insurgency campaign at a suspected location at Khongjom village in Thoubal district of Manipur in the early hours of Tuesday.
Three cadres of the banned KCP-T were trapped while two others managed to escape from the scene during the operation that lasted around two hours, the police said.
The miscreants were identified as Konjengbam Akash @Pari Meitei (33), Nongthombam Amujao Singh (25), and Amom Somendro @Kaleipung Meitei (28)
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The arrested cadres along with the confiscated items were handed over to the Khongjom police station for necessary legal proceedings, the police added.